Episode Two // Keeks

Liam Quinn is one of Australia’s most in-demand music producers. Born in Adelaide, Liam has built years of experience working with household names including Rita Ora, Ruel, Peach PRC, Keith Urban, Guy Sebastian, Hilltop Hoods, Illy, Jessica Mauboy and many more. As a music producer, songwriter and mixing engineer, Quinn shares his story and how he navigated his way through the music industry through to being signed to a publishing deal and now living out his dream every day. Liam is such a great bloke and I’m so glad we were able to catch up and hear his insight! You can follow Liam on Instagram @prodbyquinn and always feel free to DM me @cardamusic to share your thoughts. I hope you enjoy the episode!

Alius was the very person producer and songwriter I met in the music industry. He was also the very first person I collaborated with when I was starting to make music; I remember leaving his studio and thinking "Yep, this is what I wanna do!".  Alius is a talented triple threat working as a producer, songwriter and artist in his own right. He has travelled the world to write music for his artist project, amassing over 35 million streams on Spotify. More recently, he has also had huge success as a K-Pop co-writer for ENHYPEN ("Upper Side Dreamin'") which has dominated the charts internationally. I hope you guys enjoy this one! You can keep up to date with Alius on Instagram @aliussounds and feel free to DM me @cardamusic to share your thoughts.

Nic Kelly is an Australian music interviewer, radio host and artist manager who has been part of the music industry for over 10 years. Starting at the age of 14, Nic has achieved success working across multiple roles including his now-retired Project U music blog, founding Night High Records in collaboration with EMI Music Australia, hosting shows across The Hit Network radio stations and frequently interviewing artists such as Dua Lipa, Jeremy Zucker and Zara Larsson. In his most recent endeavour, Nic delves into the world of artist management as the founder of Hatch Management.In this episode, we explored the concept of authenticity as an artist and the value of radio rotation and Spotify playlisting as an artist. There is so much great value for aspiring artists in this conversation, was great having Nic on the show to chat. You can keep up to date with Nic on Instagram @nickelly.mp3. I hope you enjoy this episode and always feel free to DM me @cardamusic to share your thoughts!

Michael DeLorenzis (Delo) is a songwriter, producer and one half of the production group MSquared Productions. Teaming up with Michael Paynter, the duo have written with notable acts including Aloe Blacc, Galantis, Tkay Maidza, CXLOE and Casey Barnes following their signing with Mushroom Music Publishing. MSquared Productions continues to be a formidable force and trusted production team by both major record labels and independent artists in Australia.

In this episode, Delo talks about his experience as an audio engineer and songwriter, sharing insight into his work process as a seasoned veteran in the music industry. You can keep up to date with Delo on Instagram @mike_delo_ and always feel free to DM me @cardamusic to let me know what you think of the episode!

Nicholas Di Lorenzo is a mixing and mastering engineer from Melbourne, Australia and the founder of Panorama Mixing & Mastering. Before starting up his own business, Nicholas honed his skills under the tutelage of Martin Pullan (Deep Purple, Anthony Callea, Jimmy Barnes). Having had Nic on board to master several of my records, I can attest to his craftsmanship and I’m proud to have him as a trusted member of my team. Throughout this podcast, we get talking about Nicholas' love for his work and the experience he has gained working on over one thousand projects spanning both Australia and the rest of the world. We chatted all things plugins, techniques and industry advice for upcoming producers and mixing engineers. It was awesome to catch up with Nic and I hope you all enjoy the episode! You can keep up to date with Nic on Instagram @panorama_mastering.

From her early years performing front-and-centre in local dance recitals and making a solo move to Los Angeles days after her high school graduation, to travelling the world and performing as a backing vocalist for Selena Gomez, there’s no limit to what Jordan Powers can do. Signed with Disney Music Publishing and recently collaborating with EDM heavyweights Vicetone and Alle Farben, it was an absolute pleasure to have Jordan on the show. With our collaboration 'Sacrifices' recently released, we dove into the songwriting and collaboration process. It was so great to chat with Jordan and I know you guys will get some amazing insight from this episode! You can keep up to date with Jordan on Instagram @jaepowers

In only a few short years, Dylan Nash has become an in-demand songwriter and producer in Australia and abroad. Dabbling across multiple genres, he has a reputation for helping hone in on an artist's unique sound, becoming an integral part of their team in the process. After signing with TaP Management in 2019, Dylan began to expand internationally, co-writing in both London and LA. At home, he was recognised with an "Album of the Year" ARIA win with Dean Lewis’ “A Place We Knew” (of which he produced 8 tracks), including the AUS 6x and the US 2x platinum single “Be Alright”.
During this podcast, Dylan shares some incredible insight into the music industry and shares some advice for up-and-coming songwriters and producers. There is some amazing advice on this episode and I really hope you enjoy it! You can keep up to date with Dylan on Instagram @dylannash

Ciara Muscat (Keeks) is one of Australia’s most promising young songwriters. She’s also the featured vocalist on my latest track, ‘Need You Now’! I caught up with Keeks to chat about her career to date, her deal with Native Tongue Publishing and her experience writing K-pop in South Korea. We also touched on our session writing ‘Need You Now’ and how it came about. At only 20 years old, there is so much to learn from Ciara’s story and I really hope you find this episode valuable! You can keep up to date with Keeks on Instagram @keeksmusic.

In the studio seven days a week, Emily Falvey is no stranger to the writing process. A super talented singer-songwriter from Nashville, I caught up with Emily to chat about her songwriting and creative process. Featuring on my recent single 'Wasted', Emily shares her experience building relationships in the music industry and signing with SMACKSongs (her music publisher in Nashville). You can follow Emily's journey on Instagram @emilykfalvey.